%0 Journal Article %1 Rigby2001 %A Rigby, P. %A Reid, D. %A Schoger, S. %A Ryan, S. %D 2001 %J Assist Technol %K Activities of Daily Living; Caregivers; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Wheelchairs %N 1 %P 2--11 %T Effects of a wheelchair-mounted rigid pelvic stabilizer on caregiver assistance for children with cerebral palsy. %V 13 %X A within-subjects repeated measures (A1, B, A2) design was used to study the impact of a rigid pelvic stabilizer (RPS) compared with a traditional lap belt on the caregiver assistance requirements of six children with cerebral palsy as they completed functional tasks from their wheelchair seating system. Study participants wore a lap belt during the 3-week baseline phases (A1 and A2). The RPS was used during the 5-week intervention phase (B). At baseline, each child and parent identified five bimanual or reaching tasks with which the child had difficulty. Using a six-point scale, each parent (caregiver) rated the degree of assistance the child required to do each task. Parents also maintained a log, recording how many times the child was repositioned daily. The RPS appeared to impact directly on reducing caregiver assistance for 30\% of the tasks, as the need for assistance was less during phase B when the RPS was used and was greater during phases A1 and A2 when the lap belt was worn. Five children required repositioning less often during phase B than during the A phases. The RPS reduced the child's need for caregiver assistance for some bimanual and reaching tasks as well as for repositioning.

@article{Rigby2001, abstract = {A within-subjects repeated measures (A1, B, A2) design was used to study the impact of a rigid pelvic stabilizer (RPS) compared with a traditional lap belt on the caregiver assistance requirements of six children with cerebral palsy as they completed functional tasks from their wheelchair seating system. Study participants wore a lap belt during the 3-week baseline phases (A1 and A2). The RPS was used during the 5-week intervention phase (B). At baseline, each child and parent identified five bimanual or reaching tasks with which the child had difficulty. Using a six-point scale, each parent (caregiver) rated the degree of assistance the child required to do each task. Parents also maintained a log, recording how many times the child was repositioned daily. The RPS appeared to impact directly on reducing caregiver assistance for 30\% of the tasks, as the need for assistance was less during phase B when the RPS was used and was greater during phases A1 and A2 when the lap belt was worn. Five children required repositioning less often during phase B than during the A phases. The RPS reduced the child's need for caregiver assistance for some bimanual and reaching tasks as well as for repositioning.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:08:37.000+0200}, author = {Rigby, P. and Reid, D. and Schoger, S. and Ryan, S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2530fa4e1375c5ffcb6823e909a68ec9f/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {d0eaff9bb3d17298e3c33c4015c09f17}, intrahash = {530fa4e1375c5ffcb6823e909a68ec9f}, journal = {Assist Technol}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Caregivers; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Wheelchairs}, number = 1, pages = {2--11}, pmid = {12212433}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:08:37.000+0200}, title = {Effects of a wheelchair-mounted rigid pelvic stabilizer on caregiver assistance for children with cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 13, year = 2001 }